Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते चेष्टितं सर्वं कौतुकाच्छ्रोष्यतीति यः । परदारकृतात्त्यागान्मुक्तिं सद्यस्स यास्यति

Transliteration

tataste ceṣṭitaṃ sarvaṃ kautukācchroṣyatīti yaḥ | paradārakṛtāttyāgānmuktiṃ sadyassa yāsyati

Translation

ఆ తరువాత ఎవడు భక్తియుత కౌతూహలంతో ఆమె సమస్త చరిత్రను శ్రవణం చేస్తాడో, అతడు పరస్త్రీసంబంధజన్య పాపాన్ని త్యజించి తక్షణమే మోక్షాన్ని పొందుతాడు।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमसूचक (from there/then)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• चेष्टितम्: deed, conduct
• चेष्टितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक; चेष्ट्/चेष्टा-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कौतुकात्: out of curiosity
• कौतुकात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• श्रोष्यति: will hear
• श्रोष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (उक्त्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• परदारकृतात्: from (the sin) done with another’s wife
• परदारकृतात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + दार + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य दाराः; तैः कृतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यागात्: from renunciation/abandoning
• त्यागात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यास्यति: will attain/go to
• यास्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that attentive śravaṇa (hearing) of Satī’s sacred narrative, coupled with moral purification—especially abandoning para-dāra-related wrongdoing—becomes a direct cause for rapid inner cleansing and Shiva’s grace culminating in mokṣa.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Hearing Shiva-linked kathā is itself a form of bhakti to Saguna Shiva, preparing the mind for Linga-upāsanā; the verse emphasizes that devotion must be supported by dharma (self-restraint), without which worship remains fruitless.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is kathā-śravaṇa (listening/recitation) of the Satīkhaṇḍa with a vow of ethical restraint—particularly brahmacarya/faithfulness—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a purification practice.